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Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni flew to Saudi Arabia on a surprise visit on Friday as part of a tour of Gulf nations to bolster domestic energy security.

Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni flew to Saudi Arabia on a surprise two-day visit to the Gulf, with plans to meet leaders including Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman as she aims to strengthen domestic energy security.

Berkshire Hathaway Inc. has started sounding out investors for a potential multi-tranche yen bond sale, according to people familiar with the matter.

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The threat comes a day after he said in a nationwide address that the U.S. military will be hitting Tehran "extremely hard" for the next two or three weeks.

South Korea's Kospi led gains in the region while Japan's Nikkei 225 also opened higher. The Australian and Hong Kong markets were closed for the Easter weekend.

The threat comes a day after he said in a nationwide address that the U.S. military will be hitting Tehran "extremely hard" for the next two or three weeks.

A container ship signaling French ownership has exited the Strait of Hormuz, in what appears to be the first known transit by a vessel linked to Western Europe since the war all but shuttered the vital waterway.

A container ship signaling French ownership has exited the Strait of Hormuz, in what appears to be the first known transit by a vessel linked to Western Europe since the Iran war all but shuttered the vital waterway.

A French container ship and a Japanese-owned tanker have crossed the Strait of Hormuz, in what appear to be the first such transits since the war in Iran shuttered the crucial waterway.

Turkey’s annual inflation slowed in March more than economists expected, despite economic pressures stemming from the Iran war.

Turkey’s annual inflation slowed more in March than economists had expected, despite economic pressures stemming from the Iran war.

South Korea's Kospi led gains in the region while Japan's Nikkei 225 also opened higher. The Australian and Hong Kong markets were closed for the Easter weekend.

The threat comes a day after he said in a nationwide address that the U.S. military will be hitting Tehran "extremely hard" for the next two or three weeks

Westpac Banking Corp.’s chief executive officer Anthony Miller has warned the conflict in the Middle East has raised the risk of a recession in Australia, saying that it was unclear how long supply chain disruptions from the Iran war could take to work their way through the economy.

Microsoft said it plans to invest $10 billion in Japan between 2026 and 2029 to build AI infrastructure.

Chinese chip companies have benefited from strong domestic demand for AI as U.S. tech curbs have bolstered local firms.

Shares of Chinese companies that offer cross-border payments rose, after the commerce ministry noted that the yuan is being used to pay tolls for passage through the Strait of Hormuz.

Tokyo Steel Manufacturing Co.’s stock surged as much as 21% after activist fund Oasis Management Co. disclosed a stake in the Japanese firm and said it may make proposals.

Indonesia took fresh steps to provide more stock market transparency by naming a clutch of companies including tycoon-linked PT Barito Renewables Energy and PT Dian Swastatika Sentosa whose ownership is concentrated in a small number of shareholders.

South Korea's Kospi led gains in the region while Japan's Nikkei 225 also opened higher. The Australian and Hong Kong markets were closed for the Easter weekend.